Spreadsheets, research groups and a large portion of the class grade were not the only outcomes of the second research project in Lonny Grafman’s ENGR 308 class.
Humboldt State University’s Founders and Van Matre Halls have reopened following a reported bomb threat in the area. Just before 10 a.m. on Monday University Police Department personnel discovered a note in the HSU Library about a potential bomb threat in the Founders Hall area of campus. University Police immediately evacuated the area and began a full investigation into the threat.
Humboldt State University and College of the Redwoods have chosen “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett as their Book of the Year for 2011/12.
The Help” is Kathryn Stockett’s first novel. Born and raised in Jackson, Miss., the author draws on her experiences growing up as a young woman in a society where sex, race and class all determined, to a large extent, who you were and what you might aspire to become.
_The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor's Office_
The CSU’s Board of Trustees Tuesday discussed several strategies aimed at mitigating the governor's proposed $500 million cut to the university’s 2011-12 budget. The CSU will actually need to address a $550 million total gap in funding once $50 million in mandatory costs, including increased energy costs and employee health premiums, have been factored in.
“I had never seen so many trees in my life!” exclaims Humboldt State University undergrad Thomas Morgese.
He’s recalling Humboldt State University’s 2010 Spring Preview, scheduled this year April 8-9.
Humboldt State University First Street Gallery is pleased to announce Seascapes: Paintings and Watercolors by Jim McVicker and Steve Porter. Produced and curated by the students in the Museum and Gallery Practices Program at Humboldt State University, the exhibition will run from March 31st through May 15th.
Humboldt State University’s First Street Gallery presents The HSU Printmakers Exhibition. Produced by the students in the Museum and Gallery Practices Program at Humboldt State University and curated by HSU Art Professor Sarah Whorf, the exhibition will run from March 31st through May 15th.
Global growth and poverty expert Aneel Karnani of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan will assess corporate responsibility for larger social goals when he delivers the annual Chung-Watson Lecture at Humboldt State University on Thursday, Apr. 14, at 4 p.m. in the Kate Buchanan Room, University Center.
A group of students from Saudi Arabia has arrived at Humboldt State University, the first in a series of about 40 Saudis that are enrolling in HSU's intensive English program in the next 12-15 months.
When the Sendai earthquake shook Japan on Mar. 11, people across the globe felt the repercussions of the magnitude 8.9 quake and the ensuing tsunami. And as many residents of the North Coast evacuated their homes during the tsunami warning, the importance of disaster preparedness within the community became clearer.
Award-winning mathematician and author David Pengelley of New Mexico State University will explore the neglected mathematical research of the 18th century Frenchwoman Sophie Germain when he delivers the 57th annual Harry S. Kieval Lecture in Mathematics at Humboldt State University on Monday, Mar. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Science B, Room 135.
As the Schatz Energy Research Center settles into its new building, researchers have welcomed a new piece of equipment as well. The machine–a torrefier–is on loan from Renewable Fuel Technologies (RFT), a San Mateo, Calif., start-up business, and is used to transform biomass into renewable energy. RFT and the center are expected to have the machine up and running in late March.
Humboldt State University President Rollin Richmond has lodged a strong protest with the head of Horizon Air against the carrier’s decision to eliminate service to ACV Arcata/Eureka Airport, especially with the Commencement travel season scarcely 60 days ahead.
Alan Hastings, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at UC Davis, will deliver the second annual Lamberson Ecology Lecture at Humboldt State University on Tuesday, April 5 in room 162, the Native American Forum in the Behavioral and Social Sciences Building.
Preliminary checks of Humboldt State University’s Aquatic Center, research vessel Coral Sea, and the Telonicher Marine Laboratory revealed no sign of property damage related to the tsunami waves which rolled into Humboldt Bay and Trinidad Bay on Friday. Humboldt State’s First Street Gallery and the Aquatic Center were both closed as a precaution due to the tsunami warning. The vessel Coral Sea was moved to a sheltered location before the first waves arrived, and suffered no damage from the surging waters.
HSU Associated Students is encouraging as many candidates as possible to run for key campus government offices in the elections slated for April 19-21.
Among the award-winners announced at the conclusion of the Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival at Humboldt State University were two current HSU students and one HSU alum.
Primitive stone tools found on California coastal islands are evidence of seafaring and island colonization 12,000 years ago by Paleoindian peoples, according to a new report in Science magazine co-authored by Humboldt State University Professor of Anthropology Todd Braje.
Budget expert Fred Silva, senior fiscal policy advisor to the California Forward reform project, will outline ideas for restructuring state and local government on Thursday, Mar. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, One Marina Way, Eureka.
_The following was provided by the CSU Chancellor’s Office_
The Budget Conference Committee Friday acted to confirm Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed cuts to higher education, which include a $500 million reduction to the CSU’s 2011-12 budget.
Humboldt State University and Eureka City Schools will host this year's Northern California Regional Service Learning Conference on Friday, Mar. 4 on the HSU campus. Registration will open at 8:20 a.m. in Goodwin Forum, Nelson Hall. There is no registration fee.
The norm of reality can at times seem monotonous; three artists reinvent that reality through their art in Grasping the Obvious: Three Artists Examine the Commonplace, on exhibit at the Reese Bullen Gallery at Humboldt State University from February 17 to March 12, 2011.
Humboldt State University, Redwood Coast Rural Action and the Humboldt Area Foundation will host a California Forward presentation on restructuring state and local governments on Thursday, Mar. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka.
Chicana feminism advocate Cherríe Moraga, the internationally acclaimed scholar, poet, editor and playwright, will give a lecture hosted by the College of Arts and Humanities on Thursday, Mar. 3, at 4:30 in the Kate Buchanan Room. She will also participate in Humboldt State University’s 17th annual Social Justice Summit.